Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
This vegan meal is healthy and easy to prepare. Serve it up as an appetizer or part of your main meal. These Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers can be served with a side salad and some freshly steamed vegetables will add some important nutrients, vitamins, and anti-oxidants to your diet. This recipe can be enjoyed any time of the year!
Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers Are Great Any Time of The Year
Yields: 8 stuffed pepper halves
Prep: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 1 hour | Total Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes
Ingredients
4 bell peppers, cut in half lengthwise, rinsed, seeds and stem removed
¾ cup dry quinoa
1 can black beans (15 oz)
1 cup corn
½ small onion, diced
1 cup salsa
1 ½ tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
¼ tsp garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon chipotle powder
Optional toppings: chopped avocado, cilantro, tomatoes, cheese, etc.
Directions
1.Cook quinoa according to directions on package using either water or broth.
2.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Chop bell peppers into halves and place on a lightly sprayed 9×13” baking dish and set aside.
3.Heat oil to medium-high heat in a large frying pan. Add the diced onion and cook until it is translucent. Add remaining ingredients to the pan, including cooked quinoa. Combine until well mixed. Add additional salsa, if preferred.
4.Generously stuff the peppers with the filling. Place a sheet of aluminum foil over the baking dish and place in preheated oven. Bake for 35 minutes.
5.Remove foil and place baking dish back in oven for an additional 10 minutes.
6.Serve with your choice of toppings: chopped fresh tomatoes, avocado, cheese, cilantro, or whichever toppings you prefer.
These Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers are also perfect for Cinco De Mayo. They are ready to put on the table in about an hour. Serve them up when you need to get dinner on the table in a hurry! Tasty, affordable, nutritious, and delicious!
Do you like to make stuffed peppers? What ingredients do you use to stuff them?
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4-8 people | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 1 hour |
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This vegan meal is healthy and easy to prepare. Serve it up as an appetizer or part of your main meal. These Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers served with a side salad and some freshly steamed vegetables will add some important nutrients, vitamins, and anti-oxidants to your diet. This recipe can be enjoyed any time of the year!
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- 4 bell peppers, your choice of colors
- 3/4 cup dry quinoa
- 1 can black beans
- 1 cup corn
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp Chipotle chili powder
- 1 Tbsp. oil
- Optional toppings avocados, cilantro, cheese, tomatoes, etc.
- 1.Cook quinoa according to directions on package using either water or broth. 2.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Chop bell peppers into halves and place on a lightly sprayed 9x13” baking dish and set aside. 3.Heat oil to medium-high heat in a large frying pan. Add the diced onion and cook until it is translucent. Add remaining ingredients to the pan, including cooked quinoa. Combine until well mixed. Add additional salsa, if preferred. 4.Generously stuff the peppers with the filling. Place a sheet of aluminum foil over the baking dish and place in preheated oven. Bake for 35 minutes. 5.Remove foil and place baking dish back in oven for an additional 10 minutes. 6.Serve with your choice of toppings: chopped fresh tomatoes, avocado, cheese, cilantro, or whichever toppings you prefer.
I love stuffed peppers and your recipe looks just delicious.
Kathleen
Very nice! I’m Mexican, and I love stuffed peppers, but I would top them lots of spicy salsa!
Sounds delicious. My son loves salsa but others in the family do not. Leaving the salsa off gives everyone the option of adding it if they wish to do so.
I love stuffed peppers! and this just looks amazingly delish.
Sounds like a yummy recipe! I should try this at home. I bet my hubby would love this for sure
This is great! I have recently given up meat and have been looking for great vegetarian and vegan recipes. Can’t wait to make these!
I absolutely love stuffed peppers of any kind. I’ve never tried this recipe before so I can’t wait to make it for the kids this weekend.
I have to admit that I have never tried mexican quinoa stuffed pepper before but they looks so delcious. Stuffed peppers are something my family loves so I will have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing this awesome mexicain recipe.
Stuffed peppers are an easy appetizer or dinner idea especially for a party! since they look so nice, even though they are so easy! yum!
I stuff the peppers with some kind of meat, but this vegetarian option looks delicious too! I really like that these Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers are so easy to make!
This recipe looks so tasty and healthy! I love stuffed peppers… my husband loves quinoa!
These look amazing!!! What a great way to eat Quinoa I never would have thought to put in peppers!
These would be a huge hit in my house. We are big on Mexican food and these are a great healthy way to do dinner.
Your Mexican Quinoa Stuffed Peppers look and sound delicious! I love bell peppers and I think I’m going to give your recipe a try soon! Thanks!
Husband and I enjoy eating stuffed peppers. The kids only want the filling and won’t eat the pepper. I normally don’t fix this dish for this reason. Might just fix enough for hubby and I and the kids can have something else.